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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of Glamorgan Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
10,032 approved · 804 refused · 680 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1980 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tesco, Stirling Road, Barry
Received 25 Feb 202225 Caynham Avenue, Penarth
Received 9 Jul 2026Glebe Farm, Porthkerry
Received 12 Nov 2021Ty Isha Farm, Seven Acre Lodges, Heol Y March, Bonvilston
Received 6 May 2021Sully Sports and Social Club, South Road, Sully
Received 26 Mar 2024Ty Cerrig, Pen Y Waun, Bonvilston
Received 13 Dec 2024Land to the north of Maes y Ffynnon, Bonvilston
Received 30 Jul 202679 High Street, Cowbridge
Received 22 Oct 202512, Pontypridd Road, Barry
Received 6 May 20214, Westgate, Cowbridge
Received 9 Feb 2018Coedarhydyglyn, Hengoed House, Coedarhydyglyn Lane - From Junction A48 To Drope Road, St Georges Super Ely
Received 9 Jul 2025Ty Fry Farm, Pendoylan
Received 9 Feb 2021R B Furnishers,Ludlow Lane, Penarth
Received 4 Sept 2025Land to the south of Blackton Lane and west of Port Road, Rhoose
Received 19 Nov 2024Fields adjoining Gileston Village opposite Manor House
Received 10 Apr 201815, Oyster Bend, Sully
Received 21 Dec 2020Highlands, Pendoylan Road, Pendoylan
Received 14 Feb 2023District Centre, Land at Barry Waterfront, Barry
Received 15 Oct 202442, Clos Ogney, Llantwit Major
Received 7 Mar 20255, Lewis Road, Llandough
Received 2 Dec 2020St. Maeburne, 15, Marine Parade, Penarth
Received 24 Jan 2023291, Gladstone Road, Barry
Received 3 Mar 2022Ash Hall, Ystradowen
Received 25 Feb 2022Jenner Park Primary School, Hannah Street, Barry
Received 24 Nov 2022Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Vale of Glamorgan Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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